Munson Healthcare consolidates urgent care services in Traverse City

Munson Healthcare will close its Urgent Care West on US-31 and move physical urgent care services to the Foster Family Community Health Center in Traverse City effective April 17; virtual urgent care will remain available through the Munson Healthcare website.

Munson Healthcare will consolidate its Traverse City urgent care services to a single physical location at the Foster Family Community Health Center, effective April 17. The system announced it will close Urgent Care West on US-31 as part of the transition. Virtual urgent care services will continue to be offered through Munson Healthcare's website. Munson said the decision followed a review of community needs, patient volumes and staffing sustainability. Key details: - Munson will close Urgent Care West on US-31 and consolidate in-person urgent care at Foster Family Community Health Center. - The Foster Family Community Health Center urgent care is located at 550 Munson Ave and was described as a recently upgraded facility. - Virtual urgent care services will remain available through munsonhealthcare.org/virtualurgentcare. - Munson officials cited lower patient volumes at the West location and ongoing staffing challenges as reasons for the change, and said operating multiple sites strained resources. - All employees at the Urgent Care West location are being offered other positions within the Munson Healthcare system, and additional emergency and urgent care services remain open across the system. Summary: Munson Healthcare is centralizing its in-person urgent care services in Traverse City at the Foster Family Community Health Center while maintaining virtual urgent care access. The organization reported the move responds to patient volumes and staffing sustainability, noted staff at the closed site are being offered other roles, and said details about hours and locations are available on its website.